2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of a rendering model of sub-surface scattering to visualize optical effects super-realistically

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20500094
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Media informatics/Database
Research Institution	Hiroshima University
Principal Investigator	KAZUFUMI Kaneda Hiroshima University, 大学院・工学研究院, 教授 (30185946)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	TORU Tamaki 広島大学, 大学院・工学研究院, 准教授 (10333494)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	グラフィックス / フォトリアリスティックレンダリング / 散乱現象
Research Abstract	We have developed a rendering model for sub-surface scattering and a display method for super-realistic images beyond traditional low dynamic images (LDRIs). A simulation method for sub-surface scattering considering not only single but also second order scattering is constructed, and sub-surface scattering irradiance distributions are calculated altering an incident angle and scattering parameters of materials. Based on the investigation, the irradiance distributions are accurately interpolated and are displayed realistically using a high dynamic range image (HDRI).

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